Unexplainable

Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know … and then keeps on going. Host N

Episodes

Total: 181

Noam wrote an end-of-year song with Today, Explained host Sean Rameswaram, so we thought to drop it

Most of the matter in the universe is dark matter, an invisible, untouchable, mysterious substance.

How can we solve the problem of ocean plastic if we don’t know where most of the plastic is?For more

Until 1993, many researchers excluded women from clinical drug trials, leaving doctors in the dark a

Venus is the hottest, scariest planet in the solar system, but billions of years ago it may have bee

Will scientists ever fully understand the human brain? In their quest for knowledge, they’ve tried k

Slime molds can navigate mazes, control robots, and make complicated decisions, all without a centra

Every year, thousands of marine mammals end up trapped on beaches, but it’s often hard to figure out

Why do so many people think they can see and hear ghosts, and what does that say about our conscious

A recent study of tens of thousands of birds has shown that birds are growing smaller over time. It

The Nobel Prize has rewarded some amazing discoveries. It’s also contributed to scientific tunnel vi

To look into deep space is to look back in time. With the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Te

After decades of planning, NASA is finally (finally!) set to launch the successor to the Hubble. The

For decades, Alzheimer’s researchers have been stubbornly pursuing a single theory, but they’re star

Several years after US diplomats in Cuba claimed they were attacked by an invisible weapon, similar

Once upon a time, there were no anuses. These ingenious organs allowed our primordial ancestors to g

This common chronic condition — where tissue similar to what grows inside the uterus grows elsewhere

Two scientists. A billion-dollar wager. One unanswered question: Is the first human who will live to

Earlier this year, Nicole Yamase explored the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the deepest place in th

8 minutes, 24 seconds. That’s the average amount of warning time people get before a tornado touches